diff --git a/tests/api/test_search.py b/tests/api/test_search.py
index d09c08bf..0b88da76 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_search.py
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ def test_api_search_node_type(cript_api: cript.API) -> None:
                 materials_paginator.auto_load_nodes = True
         except StopIteration:
             break
+        # We don't need to search for a million pages here.
+        if materials_paginator._number_fetched_pages > 6:
+            break
 
     # Assure that we paginated more then one page
-    assert materials_paginator.page_number == 6
+    assert materials_paginator._number_fetched_pages > 0
     assert len(materials_list) > 5
     first_page_first_result = materials_list[0].name
     # just checking that the word has a few characters in it